RMRA Board Meeting – July 19, 2026

RMRA Monthly Board Meeting Agenda

Date/Time: 7/19/2026 6:00 PM

Location: Jitsi Online Meeting

Primary Meeting:  https://meet.rmra.club/RMRABoardMeeting

Backup Meeting Server: https://meet.jit.si/RMRABoardmeeting

Call meeting to order – KC9LFG

Secretary Report – KD9BFP

• June Meeting Minutes

Treasurer Report – KC9NW

• June Report
• New members and renewals

Recap & Update of Systems

• Rib Mountain System Activity
  • 146.820 Linked
    • Band Opening – Ashland and 25 miles south of Chicago
  • 444.300 AllStar
  • 146.730 Fusion
    • Possible downtime?
  • 443.000 DMR
  • D-Star Stack
  • 53.450 6 Meter
    • Status Update
  • Server/Internet/Wireless Link

• Brighton System Activity
  • 145.410 Linked
    • Upcoming antenna relocation on the tower 2027

• Coloma System Activity
  • 146.700
  • 442.675

• Website/Social Media/RMRA Store
  • nets.rmra.club
  • PayPal – Check on charges

Old Business

• • • American Tower / Coloma Tower – Lease Formalization and Utilities
      • No Update

New Business

• • • AA7CS – SK
    • WA9BUV – Tower/antennas take down

2026 Projects

• • • • 2026 Ice Storm – HF Antennas – Rib Mountain – Complete – 7/18/26
        • HF Vertical
          • Installed
        • HF Beam
          • Installed
      • Complete 6m repeater upgrades – In Progress
      • 146.82 Tait Repeater Installation – Complete – 6/2/26
      • Backup Internet Link – In Progress
      • 2027 Hamfest – In Progress
        • Status update
          • • Location Date/Time
            • Overall costs
      • Meshcore – In Progress
        • Status Update
    • Dean’s Experimentation with CradlePoint – On Hold

Board Member Roundtable

• KC9WSC
• KC9NW
• KD9BFP
• W9WRX
• KC9LFG
  • August Board Meeting

Member Roundtable

Close Meeting – David Peters – KC9LFG